Here we are, back in the UK and just like a holiday it seems as though we never went away. We got used to less space in the motorhome very quickly and enjoyed the flexibility of being able to drive and park virtually anywhere without having to undertake a mini house move every time. This we had to do with the big American vehicles. I won't go into details with descriptions of every location we stopped and camped but there are plently of photos and slideshow below. We camped on cliff tops, beaches, car parks, aires, reservoirs and one campsite. As you can see from the map we started at the beginning of February at Sagres (furthest South West on the Algarve) worked our way north to Lisbon until the weather became colder and wetter. When this happened we headed inland for some sightseeing and when we had had enough of that we crossed into Spain, went south into Andalucia and back to the Algarve again.

Odeceixe Beach

Atlantic Coastline

Manta Rota Beach, Algarve

Tram in Lisbon

We parked by the river in Belem for a couple of nights and with our unlimited travel ticket were able to hop on and off public transport as we wanted. The tram pictured below took us to some of the big tourist attractions. It was thrilling to travel inches away from cars, pedestrians and buildings. Some cars closer than others depending on how much value the owner appeared to place on the paint and bodywork. .

Jerónimos Monastery, Belém

North of Lisbon in the village of Fatima is The Church of Our Lady of Fatima. It is the site of an apparition in 1907 and now a very important pilgrimage site for Catholics. I couldn't really capture how huge the space is at the front of the church, but over a million Pilgrims can be accommodated for special events. We parked just behind the church and spent the night. The bells had chimed loudly and regularly throughout the afternoon. I noticed they were particularly noisy at 9.30pm. I was a bit concerned they would continue right through and disturb our sleep. Fortunately it turned out to be Our Lady's last tinkle before bedtime and we both slept well.

Our Lady of Fatima

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